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1. International Ukiyo-e SocietyDai Ukiyoe tenUkiyo-e: A Journey Through the Floating World.Tokyo, 2014. 363 pp. over 440 colour ills. 29,5x22,5 cm. EUR 48,00Overview of all the major works in ukiyo-e, fantastic exhibition organised to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Ukiyo-e Society, based in Japan.

3. Machida City Museum of Graphic ArtsEdo no hana, ukiyo-e ten: nishiki-e hanga no seiritsu katei.Flowers of Edo-ukiyo-e: making process of the woodblock colour print.Tokyo, 1999. 322 pp. Numerous colour & some b/w ills. 30x23 cm. PaperEUR 48,00Beautiful exhibition catalogue, divided into two sections: "Ukiyo-e with numbers in their titles", like the "six immortal poets", and "Lineage of colour woodblock prints" in which woodblock prints prior to ukiyo-e are presented, including many examples of Chinese ornamental writing paper. Foreword and list of exhibits in English.

5. Pins, JacobThe Jacob Pins collection of Japanese prints, paintings and sculpturesJerusalem, 1994. 275 pp. 95 colour, 254 b/w ills. 30x24 cm. PaperEUR 40,00Extensive catalogue of the Jacob Pins collection, exhibited in 1994 in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Includes a fine group of hashira-e, as well as numerous actor prints. Some paintings and sculptures are also included.

6. Nagata, SeijiThe New York and New Jersey Ukiyo-e CollectionThe Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Public Library/The Newark M.Tokyo, 1997. 243 pp. 304 colour ills. PaperEUR 39,00Very fine exhibition catalogue including essays on the history of the various Japanese collections in New York and New Yersey. Large number of excellent illustrations, a.o. 36 views of Mt. Fuji by Hiroshige. Recommended.

7. Newland, Amy Reigle (ed.)The commercial and cultural climate of Japanese printmakingAmsterdam, 2004. 176 pp. 50 colour & b/w ills. 25x18 cm. Cloth, dustjacketEUR 82,00Collection of essays based on lectures and talks presented at the First International Conference on Ukiyo-e organized by Hotei Publishing in cooperation with the IIAS, held in Leiden in 2001

8. Fukuoka City MuseumYurei yokaiga daizenshuJapanese Ghosts and Eerie Creatures.203 pp. numerous colour ills. 29,5x22,5 cm. EUR 44,00Overview of prints and paintings featuring ghosts and creatures from Japanese folklore, with background information in Japanese and titles in English.

18th century:

9. Asano, Shugo and Timothy ClarkThe passionate art of Kitagawa UtamaroTwo vols.London, 1995. 250pp, 250 pp. 650 b/w and 600 coloured illustr.. 30x23 cm. Paper, slip-caseEUR 40,00Fabulous, thorough, detailed catalogue with almost 500 colour illustrations and 300 pages of explanatory text. The most important work of reference. This edition is the censored edition, lacking the 8 pages of shunga. Now out of print.

11. Edo-Tokyo MuseumSharaku and other hidden masterworks from the land of NausicaaSharaku maboroshi no nikuhitsuga.Tokyo, 2009. 279 p. colour. 30x23cm cm. PaperEUR 42,00This beautiful exhibition catalogue in commemoration of 110 years friendship between Japan and Greece is centered around a recently discovered Sharaku fan print in the Museum of Asian Art in Corfu. Extensive essays and description of the exhibits in English.

12. David WaterhouseThe Harunobu Decade A Catalogue of Woodcuts by Suzuki Harunobu and his followers in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Leiden, 2013. 750 pp.; 2 vols. in slipcase. over 700 colour illus. EUR 159,00Catalogue of all the Harunobu prints of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The manuscript took 20 years to complete: it is the most definitive study of Harunobu, including multiple illustrations of the same designs. Must be in every library.

16. Chiba City Museum of ArtSuzuki Harunobu: Edo no kararisuto tojoChiba, 2002. 311 pp. 265 colour, some b/w ills. 29x23 cm. PaperEUR 160,00The finest prints gathered from major museums from around the world. A typical high quality publication from the Chiba City Museum. Unfortunately Harunobu's shunga have been excluded from this study. Captions partly and some essays in English. Rae and long out of print

20. Shiraishi, TsutomuHiroshige Tokaido gojusantsugi. Keio gijuku Takahashi Seiichiro ukiyo-e korekushon53 views of the Tokaido. The Ukiyo-e collection of Takahashi Seiichiro.Tokyo, 1989. 151 pp. 461 colour ills. 38x27 cm. Cloth in slipcaseEUR 148,00Large and useful. Compares the various representations of the stations of the Tokaido in the work of Hiroshige. Unfortunately Japanese text only. Very good colour quality.

21. Rappard-Boon, Charlotte vanHiroshige and the Utagawa schoolJapanese Prints c. 1810-1860.Amsterdam, 1984. 164 pp. 10 colour, 261 b/w ill. 30x21 cm. PaperEUR 34,00The fourth part of the series of catalogues on Japanese prints in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Splendid selection of Kunisada actor surimono. Includes glossary, bibliography and index. Highly recommended. Out of print.

22. Jansen, MarijeHiroshige's journey in the 60-odd provincesAmsterdam, 2004. 160 pp. 70 colour, some b/w ills. 30x21 cm. PaperEUR 42,00Hotei Publishing publication, , devoted to Hiroshige's 60-odd provinces set. The author compares the set owned by Gerhard Pulverer with a number of other sets in order to reconstruct the sequence in which they were printed and to analyze how the series was marketed.

23. Tokai BankHiroshige, a master of landscape woodblock printsFifty-three stages of the Tokaido, Tokaido Harimaze-zue, One hundred famous views of Edo.Nagoya, 1991. 249 pp. Over 300 colour ills. Paper, in slipcaseEUR 75,00Extremely useful private publication by the Tokai bank, illustrating Hiroshige's various Tokaido series in colour, per station. Recommended. English captions.

24. Narazaki MuneshigeHokusai to Hiroshige I - VIIITokyo, 1964-65. Approx. 140 pp. 100 colour ills each volume. 20x19 cm. PaperEUR 175,00A very useful series illustrating all landscape series by Hokusai and Hiroshige including some of the rarer sets. All colour and Japanese text only. From the series 'Masterworks of Ukiyo-e'.

26. Tamba TsuneoThe art of HiroshigeHiroshige ichidai.Tokyo, 1965. 216, 20, 76 pp. 120 colour, 380 b/w ill. 34x26 cm. ClothEUR 350,00Highly important study on Hiroshige by one of the foremost scholars. With ample illustrative material. Numbered edition of 1000 copies. Mostly in Japanese, but also includes 41 pages of English text. No. 476 of a limited edition of 1000.

Hokusai:

27. Smith II, Henry D.Hokusai: Hundert Ansichten des Berges FuijiMuenchen, 1988. 224 pp. 103 b/w ills. 25x17 cm. PaperEUR 37,00German edition of this facsimile of Hokusai's most famous book. Reproductions of all illustrations, colophons and title pages. With a summary of the current views on the various editions. German text only.

Illustrated books:

28. Kerlen, H.Catalogue of pre-Meiji Japanese books and maps in public collections in the NetherlandsAmsterdam, 1995. ca. 1000 pp. 3 colour, 33 b/w ills. 17x25 cm. Cloth, dustjacketEUR 195,00Excellent reference work, containing detailed descriptions of Japanese illustrated books in Dutch public collections, with nearly 2000 titles and extensive indexes. Indispensable for all dealers and book collectors. Used, Now out of print.

29. Yokoya, KenichiroZuancho in Kyoto: textile design books for the kimono tradeStanford, 2008. 34 pp. Colour ills. 26x19 cm. PaperEUR 25,00One of the very few publications on this subject in English.

30. Edo-Tokyo MuseumSettan & SetteiRevealing the universe of Settan & Settei, the artists in the Edo era..Tokyo, 1997. 199 pp. Numerous colour ills. 30x21 cm. PaperEUR 39,00Interesting catalogue on two Kamigata artists who devoted their lives to the production of meisho-ki, guidebooks. Deals with their paintings as well. Facsimiles of signatures included. Recommended. Japanese/English text.

Japonisme:

31. Tokyo National Museum et al.Arts of East and West from World Expositions 1855-1900: Paris, Vienna and ChicagoCommemorating the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan..[Tokyo], 2004. 354 pp. Numerous colour and b/w ills. 30x23 cm. PaperEUR 48,00This impressive exhibition catalogue is published in commemoration of the forthcoming 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan. The exhibition aims to explore the aesthetics of 19th century World Expositions and their impact on Japanese decorative arts and Western fine arts. Captions and list of exhibits also in English, some of the essays (written by French authors) are bilingual Japanese-French.

32. Kigi, Yasuki & Willibald Veit a.o.French painting and Ukiyo-eThe eye of Tadamasa Haysahi, a bridge between the eastern and western cultures.Tokyo, 1996. 199 pp. 164 colour ills. 29x22 cm. PaperEUR 45,00Extremely interesting catalogue on Tadamasa Hayashi, the Japanese art dealer who, in the late 19th century, made such an important contribution to the formation of the early collections of Japanese art in Paris. Includes some essays on the life, times and activities of Hayashi and illustrates objects sold or collected by him. Text (partly) in Japanese, English, German and French.

Kabuki:

33. Suntory Museum of ArtKabuki: Edo no shibaigoya - Kabukiza shinkaiba kinentenKabuki: Theatres during the Edo Period - In Commemoration of the Opening of the New Kabukiza.Tokyo, 2013. 287 pp. over 240 colour ills, some b/w ills. EUR 44,00Overview of works related to Kabuki in the Edo period, from prints featuring the actors and theaters, programme leaflets, paintings done by actors to kimono designs.

Kunisada & Kuniyoshi

34. Andreas MarksKunisada's Tokaido: Riddles in Japanese Woodblock PrintsLeiden, 2013. 359 pp.. numurous colour ills.. 30,3x24,5 cm. EUR 99,00Overview and analyzations of Kunisada's many different series in which he pairs beauties and actors with the 53 stations of the Tokaido.

38. Klompmakers, IngeOf brigands and braveryKuniyoshi's heroes of the Suikoden.Leiden, 1998. 218 pp. c. 100 colour ills. Cloth, dustjacketEUR 80,00The first full colour rendition of Kuniyoshi's first major warrior series. With introduction on Kuniyoshi's career, the Chinese and Japanese history of the Suikoden story and four appendices. Hardcover, now out of print

40. National Museum of Japanese HistoryThe Misemono show collectionIllustrated catalogue of National Museum of Japanese History, vol.9.Sakura-shi, 2010. 341 pp. Ca. 800 b/w, and 15 colour ills. 30x21cm cm. PaperEUR 46,00First detailed discussion of prints of shows and performances from the Edo period until early 20th century.

41. Josai Kokusai Daigaku Mizuta MuseumTsukioka Kogyo, a modern painter of nohKindai no nogaka Tsukioka Kogyo ten.Togane-shi, 2005. 83 pp. Numerous colour ills. 30x23cm cm. PaperEUR 38,00Catalog of an exhibition on the print artist Kogyo. In Japanese, list of works and foreword in English. Includes a complete illustration of his two major prints series of the noh theatre.

46. John StevensonYoshitoshi's Strange TalesLeiden, 2005. 160 pp. circa 40 colour ills. EUR 49,00Overview of Yoshitoshi's series One Hundred Tales of Japan and China, with large colour illustrations of the prints.

47. Stevenson, JohnYoshitoshi's one hundred aspects of the moonBoulder, 2013. 272 pp. 100 colour plates. Cloth.EUR 99,00Fine monograph on Yoshitoshi's main series. All prints are illustrated in full colour and almost full size. With excellent explanatory texts Once again available, the third reprint,

51. Brown, Ken et. al.Kawase Hasui. The complete woodblock printsAmsterdam, 2003. 600 pp. Vol. 1: 3 colour, 131 b/w, Vol. 2, 613 colour ills. 30x25 cm. Cloth, dustjacket, slipcaseEUR 265,00Hotei Publishing catalogue raisonne of the work of Kawase Hasui. With over 600 colour illustrations, appendices with seals, signatures and small prints, introductory essays and descriptions of all prints, the most complete overview of Hasui's work for a long time to come.New edition is being produced, with added material on DVD: pre-order!

52. Yamaguchi Keizoro et al.Kawase Hasui: jojo no shi, Taisho-Showa no fukei hangakaYamanashi, 1990. 132 pp. 200 colour ills. 26x22 cm. PaperEUR 78,00Excellent exhibition catalogue of the works of Kawase Hasui. Descriptions in Japanese and English, other text Japanese only. Includes a useful overview of signatures and publisher's seals. Out of print and very rare.

54. Chiba City Art MuseumNihon no hanga 1900-1910. Vol. 1 (1997)Nihon no hanga 1911-1920. Vol. 2 (1999)Nihon no hanga 1921-1930. Vol. 3 (2001)Nihon no hanga 1931-1940. Vol. 4 (2004)Nihon no hanga 1941-1950. Vol. 5 (2007)Chiba, 1997-2007 Paper, 24 x 20 cmEUR 255,00The important complete series of five volumes from the Chiba City Museum covering the Japanese graphic arts between 1900 and 1950. Deals with Sosaku- as well as Shin-hanga and also includes book covers, ex libris, advertisements etc. Small but good quality illustrations. Japanese text only.

56. Kobe ShinbunshaTaisho roman, Showa modan ten: Yumeji, Kasho to sono jidais.l., 2002. 115 pp. Numerous colour ills. 28x23 cm. PaperEUR 38,00Paintings, drawings and prints portraying mostly female images. Focus is on the romanticism of the Taisho era, and the modernism of the early Showa era, mainly represented by Takehisa Yumeji and Takabatake Kasho, but this interesting catalogue also contains many other artists from the first half of the 20th century. In Japanese only.

57. Stephens, Amy Reigle (ed)The New WaveTwentieth-century Japanese prints from the R.O. Muller collection.London, 1992. 228 pp. 330 mainly colour ills. 29x29 cm. Cloth, dustjacketEUR 390,00The most comprehensive book on the Shin Hanga movement. Illustrates 300 prints, largely in colour, discusses in detail more than 50 artists. Out of print and very hard to get.

59. Carolyn M. Putney, Kendall H. Brown, aoFresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese PrintsToledo, 2013. 348 pp. 343 colour ills. 31x26,3 cm. EUR 60,00Catalogue with Shin hanga from the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, where in 1930 the first exhibition of then-contemporary Japanese prints was held.

61. Suzakashi hanga bijutsukanHiratsuka Unichi hanga bijutsukankaikan kinen.Suzaka, 1991. Approx. 100 pp. 4 colour, 59 b/w ills. 28 x 22 cm. paperEUR 38,00Catalogue in commemoration of the opening of the Hiratsuka Unichi Museum (connected to the Suzuka Hanga Museum) in 1991. Hiratsuka (1895-1997) was a member of the Nihon sosaku hanga kyokai and a founding member of the Nihon hanga kyokai. In Japanese, but with a foreword by Oliver Statler in English.

Nagasaki & Yokohama:

62. Kanagawa kenritsu hakubutsukanCharles Wirgman, an English painter who came from London to Yokohama in the end of the 19th centuryCharuzu Waguman: Rondon-hatsu, Yokohama-yuki aru Igirisujin gaka no bakumatsu, Meiji.Yokohama, 1990. 237pp. 70 colour, numerous b/w ills. 24x25 cm. PaperEUR 65,00Interesting catalogue, published in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Charles Wirgman (1832-1891), one of the strongest western influences on the development of the Meiji art of Japan. Many paintings and sketches, but also his contributions for the 'Illustrated London News'.

64. Tamba, TsuneoYokohama ukiyo-eReflection of the Cultures of Yokohama in Days of the Port Opening.Tokyo, 1962. 15, 29 pp. text. 13 colour, 416 b/w ills. 30x22 cm. ClothEUR 340,00Standard work in the field of Yokohama prints and books, as well as on Perry material. All 419 items are illustrated. Captions in English. Rare.

65. Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of historyYokohama ukiyo-e to soratobu eshi Gountei SadahideYokohama ukiyo-e and the flying printmaster Gountei Sadahide.Yokohama, 1997. 153 pp. 236 ills, mostly in colour. 30x22 cm. PaperEUR 43,00First overview of the work of Sadahide, best known for his numerous prints of Yokohama. Includes some illustrated books and drawings. Japanese text only.

68. Asano ShugoCultivated gifts: surimono of the Edo periodChiba, 1997. 215 pp. 308 colour ills. 30x23 cm. PaperEUR 70,00Fine ground breaking catalogue on surimono, produced for an exhibition at the Chiba Art Museum. Highly original selection of prints with excellent captions in English. Out of print and rare.

69. Mirviss, Joan B. & John CarpenterJewels of Japanese printmaking: surimono of the Bunka-Bunsei era 1804-1830Amerika no 3 josei ga atsumeta Bunka, Bunsei no shugyoku no surimono.Tokyo, 2000. 170 pp. 122 colour, 12 b/w ills. 30x23 cm. PaperEUR 38,00This exhibition catalogue brings together the best surimono from three superb American collections. It offers the reader a broad view of the sophistication of the poetry groups that usually commisioned them, the technical mastery of artisans who physically created them, and most importantly, the artistic visions of the artist who designed them. Bilingual English-Japanese.

70. Keyes, Roger SSurimonoPrivately Published Japanese Prints in the Spencer Museum of Art.Tokyo, 1984. 199 pp. 60 colour, 268 b/w ills.. 30x22 cm. ClothEUR 85,00Useful catalogue of the Surimono in the Spencer Museum. Includes a full colour section, followed by a black and white section with the artistically less interesting prints.

Paintings:

71. Clark, TimothyDemon of paintingThe art of Kawanabe Kyosai.London, 1994. 192 pp. 107 colour, 152 b/w ills. 28x22 cm. PaperEUR 38,00Excellent exhibition catalogue on the versatile Kawanabe Kyosai. Tim Clark has written fine descriptions of all items included in the exhibition, providing true insight into the mind and times of the artist.

73. Otsu City Museum of HistoryBaitei and Kinkok: poet painters and followers Buson "Omi" BusonBaitei, Kinkoku: Omi Buson to yobareta gaka.Otsu, 2008. EUR 48,00Ki Baitei (1734-1810) was a pupil of the famous poet Buson, and painted in the literati style (bunjinga) landscapes, but as is shown in the catalogue also many humorous scenes. His work was an inspiration for the ukiyo-e prints. Yokoi Kinkoku (1761-1832) started his career painting the life of the monk Honen (cat p. 63) in the colourful style of the Tosa school. In Japanese only. Extensive section with facsimiles of signatures. Useful.

74. Chiba City Museum of ArtIwasa Matabei : the legendary ukiyoe pioneerIwasa Matabei : densetsu no ukiyoe kaiso.Chiba-shi, 2004. 203 pp. Numerous colour ill. 29x23cm cm. PaperEUR 32,00Catalog on the paintings of Iwasa Matabei (1578-1650), in Japan widely known as "ukiyoe Matabei" for his depictions of the floating world. Many museums and private collectors have contributed to this exhibition. Only foreword in English. (Japanese text only)

78. Nakamura ReikoTakeuchi Seiho ten: Kindai Nihonga no kyojinTakeuchi Seiho (1864-1942).Tokyo, 2013. 228 pp. 116 colour ills. 29x22,5 cm. EUR 42,00Modern overview of one of the most important painters of the late 19th and early 20th century. Includes his sketchbooks, paintings from his European travels. With English caption list and introduction.

79. Suntory Museum of ArtTani Buncho: seitan 250 shunenTani Buncho: Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of His Birth.Tokyo, 2013. 244 pp. 153 colour ills. 25,5x18,8 cm. EUR 46,00Important Buncho catalogue including images of a few of his illustrated books. With a two -page English introduction.